Alternative High School Provide education for troubled youth referred to school by Milwaukee Public Schools.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
71¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$111K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2021 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $30K a year · 2% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
71%
of spending
Fine: 71% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$111K
to officers and key staff · 10% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 10% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Concern: 0.3 months of spending in cash; under 2 weeks.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $400
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$125K
88% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 88% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.2M
Spent
$1.1M
To programs
71%
Net assets
$17K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$1.2M
FY2021
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$1.7M
FY2025$874K
Expenses
$1.1M
FY2021
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$1.3M
FY2025$1.2M
Net assets
$17K
FY2021
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$17K
FY2022−$14K
FY2023$0
FY2024$384K
FY2025−$79K

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 2021) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Nov 1994.

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Where the money goes

71 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 71% · $762K Management & general 29% · $315K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

5 people listed on the 990; $111K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
$111,056Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Carlotta Pritchett’s $114K as Principal is at the 88th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1613 $100K–1M education nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Carlotta Pritchett$113,913$110,540$135,283$98,323$111,056

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Educates troubled youth referred by Milwaukee Public Schools.

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1 program · $762K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Provide high school education for troubled youth in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

$762Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2021
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$400

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.2M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.2M
Money outPt IX
$1.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$762K
Managementcol C$315K
Owns and owesPt X
$17K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$31K
Total assetsLn 16$142K
LiabilitiesLn 26$125K
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.2M
Government grantsLn 1e$1.2M
Total revenueLn 12$1.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$31K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$31K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$142K
LiabilitiesLn 26$125K
Net assetsLn 32$17K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 521
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$6K$31K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$41K$142K
LiabilitiesLn 26$176K$125K
Net assetsLn 32−$135K$17K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$111K$83K$28K$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$327K$235K$92K$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$66K$28K$38K$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$38K$30K$8K$0
Management feesLn 11a$21K$0$21K$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$37K$0$37K$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$144K$128K$16K$0
Office expensesLn 13$19K$0$19K$0
Information technologyLn 14$16K$16K$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$121K$109K$12K$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$64K$64K$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$29K$0$29K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$57K$57K$0$0
All other expensesLn 24e$26K$12K$15K$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.1M$762K$315K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $874K$1.2M−$370K−$79K 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.7M$1.3M$410K$384K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.3M$1.3M−$12K$0 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.2M$1.2M−$32K−$14K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $1.2M$1.1M$152K$17K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $1,228,866 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $923,660$1,228,866
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $923,660$1,228,866
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $528,802$541,560
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $405,485$534,934
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $934,287$1,076,494
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$10,627$152,372
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,228,866 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$1,227,749
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,117
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,228,866
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$1,228,866
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,076,494 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $83,292 · Management $27,764 · Fundraising $0$111,056
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $234,569 · Management $92,032 · Fundraising $0$326,601
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $28,185 · Management $37,808 · Fundraising $0$65,993
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $29,879 · Management $8,031 · Fundraising $0$37,910
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $0 · Management $21,086 · Fundraising $0$21,086
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $37,320 · Fundraising $0$37,320
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $127,847 · Management $16,435 · Fundraising $0$144,282
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $0 · Management $18,688 · Fundraising $0$18,688
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $16,113 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$16,113
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $108,688 · Management $12,076 · Fundraising $0$120,764
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $64,372 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$64,372
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $0 · Management $28,997 · Fundraising $0$28,997
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $56,851 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$56,851
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $11,810 · Management $14,651 · Fundraising $0$26,461
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $761,606 · Management $314,888 · Fundraising $0$1,076,494
Part X · Balance sheet $141,742 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $5,564$31,369
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $13,635$83,095
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $21,355$27,278
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $40,554$141,742
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $29,687$124,670
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $175,854$124,670
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$135,300$17,072
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year −$135,300$17,072
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $40,554$141,742
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $17,072 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,228,866
XI-2 Total expenses$1,076,494
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$152,372
XI-4 Net assets at start of year−$135,300
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$17,072

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